caribny posted:Zed posted:as far as I understand from what Jagdeo has said, he wants to build a broad based party and this might explain why he has been visiting many parts of the country, including Linden. Whether he will succeed or not, time will tell.
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Jagdeo was president for 10 years and controlled a stooge for an additional 4. At no point during that period did Jagdeo give any indication that he planned to treat black Guyanese as equals and to be fully inclusive.
He sued Freddie K because Freddie K told the truth and that he was an institutional racist. Jagdeo was forced to drop the case because he couldn't refute the evidence furnished by Nigel Hughes that in fact he was.
In the LGE Jagdeo by his own admission admitted that he didn't even attempt to broaden the PPPs base but in fact contested ONLY to Indians.
Jagdeo sniffs discontent among the PNC base and seeks to exploit this by making visits into these strongholds. What ideas is Jagdeo bringing? All he is doing is going for photo opps. NOT assuring the people that a new PPP will be more inclusive than it was between 1992 and 2015.
And please don't wail that the PPP wasn't racist as this is disrespectful to the vast majority of black and mixed Guyanese who insist that they were..
As I indicated, this is your narrative through your ethnic lens.
i cannot remember a Jagdeo saying that during the LGE, he had contested only ton East Indians. Please post your source. I thought that the PPP campaigned in all regions, including region 4, 1, 9.
Obviously, you are not reading the local newspapers or only using things that fit into your narrative because they report him meeting with members of the various communities that he visited and discussing issues and solutions. Additionally, you should commend him for being politically astute for capitalizing on the weaknesses of his political opponents.
the same argument regarding racist political parties should be applied to the PNC because many East Indians and maybe the majority I'll argue, believe that the PNC, Granger are racists and that the AFC are quislings, and it would be disrespectful of them to argue otherwise.